Ctg gets Sangu gas in April
Australian oil and gas exploration company Santos is expecting to supply 20-30 million cubic feet gas to Chittagong's industrial areas from the first week of April.
Formally announcing their success in finding a gas reserve with the well Sangu-11, John Chambers, president of Santos Bangladesh, at a press conference here said they found the reserve after drilling 4,200 metres into the well.
Chambers, however, termed the discovery, in Block-16 of the Bay of Bengal, 'small'.
“We are yet to complete calculation of the reserve but we expect that 20-30 million cubic feet gas could be supplied to Chittagong's industrial clients every day for two years,” he said.
Chambers said they believe there is much possibility of gas in the Bay and emphasised the need for more gas exploration at both onshore and offshore spots in Bangladesh by foreign companies.
At present, the country's gas shortage is more than 400 million cubic feet per day, according to Petrobangla chairman Hussain Mansur.
Aiming at increasing gas supply to Chittagong, Santos last year took a $126 million drilling project in three new wells -- South Sangu-4, Sangu-11 and Sangu North East -- situated in Block 16.
ABA Siraj Uddowlah, vice president (government and public affairs) of Santos Bangladesh, said they first found gas reserve in South Sangu-4 but abandoned the well in November last year after facing huge water pressure.
“Later we drilled Sangu North East but failed to get any reserve,” he added.
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